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IF YOU KNEW HER
If you knew her, You might have called her daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, daughter, wife, grandma, mother in law, daughter In law, friend, But I called her mom.
Daniel, by Elton john was her favorite song.
If you knew her you knew how wonderful she is,
You knew she did her best to raise 5 kids.
If you knew her you knew not to buy her roses, but carnations instead,
You knew some days it took her everything she had to drag herself out of bed.
If you knew her you knew she was ready to go,
I know because mom told me so.
If you knew her you knew she was ready to go home,
You knew she did not want to leave us all alone.
If you knew her you knew that when she told a joke, she would laugh so hard she could not tell us the punch line, and sometimes but the time she got around to telling it , it was no longer funny,
You knew that she knew there was more to life than how nice your house is, the car you drove, and what kind of car you drove, and if you had a lot of money.
If you knew her you knew she loved her kids, but by far her favorite kid was Lamar,
I hate to say it, but you know he was by far.
If you knew her you knew her favorite candy was a cherry mash, her favorite seasoning was lemon pepper,
And for many, many, years her favorite pop was Dr. Pepper.
If you knew her you knew she would speak her mind,
And she did it all the time,
If you knew her you knew she never found her missing dog spot,
For a dog that never was she sure missed him a lot.
If you knew her you knew that she loved spending time with her grandbabies,
It was all about making life long memories.
If you knew her you knew she enjoyed making her family quilts, with each stich she sewed her love,
And when she was finish she would show them off, they were something she was really proud of.
If you knew her you knew she was one of a kind,
Loving, caring, smart, funny, sarcastic, and stubborn,
You can search all over the world, but another one like her you will never find.
If you knew her you understand how much she meant to me,
If you knew her you understand, why I grieve, why I hate to see her leave.
If you know me, you already know,
I was not ready for her to go.
